1st Circuit Allows Negligence Claims Against U.S. In Oil Spill Coverage Dispute

Mealey's (September 19, 2017, 11:32 AM EDT) -- BOSTON — The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeal on Sept. 15 reversed a district court’s dismissal of admiralty and maritime negligence claims filed against the United States in an oil spill dispute after determining that the negligence claims are viable under the Suits in Admiralty Act (Ironshore Specialty Insurance Co., et al. v. United States of America, et al., No. 16-1589, 1st Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 17928)....